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The Evolving Landscape of Myelodysplastic Syndrome Prognostication

Authors :
Jacob Shreve
Aziz Nazha
Source :
Clinical Hematology International, Vol 2, Iss 2 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
SAABRON PRESS, 2020.

Abstract

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) are potentially devastating monoclonal deviations of hematopoiesis that lead to bone marrow dysplasia and variable cytopenias. Predicting severity of disease progression and likelihood to undergo acute myeloid leukemia transformation is the basis of treatment strategy. Some patients belong to a low-risk cohort best managed with conservative supportive care, whereas others are included in a high-risk cohort that requires decisive therapy with hematopoietic cell transplantation or hypomethylating agent administration. Risk scoring systems for MDS prognostication were traditionally based on karyotype characteristics and clinical factors readily available from chart review, and validation was typically conducted on de novo MDS patients. However, retrospective analysis found a large subset of patients incorrectly risk-stratified. In this review, the most commonly used scoring systems are evaluated, and pitfalls therein are identified. Emerging technologies such as personal genomics and machine learning are then explored for efficacy in MDS risk modeling. Barriers to clinical adoption of artificial intelligence-derived models are discussed, with focus on approaches meant to increase model interpretability and clinical relevance. Finally, a guiding set of recommendations is proposed for best designing an accurate and universally applicable prognostic model for MDS, which is supported by more than 20 years of observation of traditional scoring system performance, as well as modern efforts in creating hybrid genomic-clinical scoring systems.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25900048
Volume :
2
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Clinical Hematology International
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.42b9d732c4b4d7db0a6d6cd4afc50fd
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2991/chi.d.200408.001